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Pope Leo XIV called for a ceasefire in Gaza in a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week. AFP

The week that tore at Israel's relations with Christians

MENAJuly 22, 2025

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, right, and Yasser Ayyash, Melkite Greek Catholic Vicar Apostolic of Jerusalem, centre, in the Christian village of Taybeh, in the occupied West Bank. AFP

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Christian leaders visit West Bank village after brutal settler violence

MENAJuly 15, 2025

Pope Leo XIV holds an audience at the Vatican on Monday. The pontiff used his first Sunday address to call for an end to all wars. Reuters

Why Pope Leo XIV is right to focus on peace

EditorialMay 13, 2025

A mass for the late Pope Francis at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City on April 21. AFP

Pope Leo's opportunity to give hope to Middle East's war-weary Christians

CommentMay 09, 2025

White smoke signals the election of a new leader of the world's Roman Catholics. AFP

White smoke at Sistine Chapel signals new pope elected

EuropeMay 08, 2025

Pope Francis, right, with Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston, addresses the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors in Vatican City, April 2022. EPA

The Catholic Church remains divided, but there is hope

CommentApril 29, 2025

The official church memorial mass for Pope Francis was held at St Francis Church at the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

Crowds mourn Pope Francis at memorial mass at Abrahamic Family House

UAEApril 25, 2025

Priests take part in Mass for the late Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 23, 2025. REUTERS / Ammar Awad

Holy Land bids farewell to Pope Francis who cared for the region until death

MENAApril 23, 2025

Pope Francis arrives at Zayed Sport City Stadium for Mass in 2019. EPA

Day Pope Francis won hearts and minds during outdoor Mass in Abu Dhabi

UAEApril 21, 2025

Easter Sunday service at St Mary’s Catholic Church along Oud Metha Road, Dubai. Victor Besa / The National

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Prayers for peace as thousands flock to Easter Sunday services in UAE

UAEApril 20, 2025

Father Fadi al-Barkil bows at the alter of the 1,700-year-old Church of St Sergius and Bacchus in Maaloula, as he delivers a service on 19 January 2025. Matt Kynaston for the National.

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Syrian Christians in Maaloula pray for equality

MENAFebruary 02, 2025

The Memorial Church of Moses on Mount Nebo. Reuters

Vatican exhibition to showcase the history of Christianity in Jordan

Art & DesignJanuary 09, 2025

A Muslim woman with shopping bags takes a selfie with Oxford Street Christmas decorations in London. Getty Images

British Muslims wanting to cancel Christmas is a dangerous far-right fantasy

CommentDecember 26, 2024

Christian youths stage a sit-in inside the Mariamite church in Damascus. AFP

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Christians in Damascus protest against burning of Christmas tree in Hama

MENADecember 24, 2024

Pope Francis pictured in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican on December 7. The manger scene is a powerful reminder of Jesus in the beginning – born a humble outcast. Reuters

The manger and the keffiyeh are powerful symbols of hope

CommentDecember 24, 2024

Christians attend a Syriac Orthodox Easter service in the mainly Kurdish city of Qamishli, in Syria's north-eastern Hasakah province, in 2022. AFP

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Renewed Islamist insurgency leaves Syria’s Christians on edge

MENADecember 06, 2024

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